Cleaner Use and Management of Agricultural Waste for Biogas Fuelled Power Generation and Biofertilizers Production Miro R. Susta IMTE AG Power Consulting Engineers Switzerland IMTE AG 1
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MORE THAN 2 BILLION PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD LIVE WITHOUT CONNECTION TO THE GRID......WORLDWIDE HIGH GROWTH RATES FOR STAND-ALONE POWER GENERATION SYSTEMS... FOSSIL FUELS REPLACEMENT BY RENEWABLES. IMTE AG 3
Unsafe Electricity Supply Cripples country economics Causes chaos in the cities Affects production costs Poses important technical problems to key consumers. IMTE AG 4
North America 2003 Blackout 66% lost at least 1 business day 24% lost > 50 000 USD/hr downtime 4% lost > 1 million USD/hr downtime 11% consider relocation 38% consider investment in alternate power generation systems. IMTE AG 5
Choice of Power Supply Grid availability Fuel availability Consumers structure Electric power production reliability and costs. IMTE AG 6
Fossil Fuel Options +9 % 41 % 50 % 85 % 2000 11 % 7 % -4 % -2 % 16 % 14 % 2020 77 % -8 %. 17 % 6 % -11 % IMTE AG 7
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Fossil vs. Renewable 100 80 % 60 40 20 0 *2000 Fossil Renewable IMTE AG 9
Fossil vs. Renewable 100 80 % 60 40 20 0 *2000 *2020 Fossil Renewable IMTE AG 10
Fossil vs. Renewable 100 80 85 77 % 60 40 15 23 20 0 *2000 *2020 Fossil Renewable IMTE AG 11
Evolution of Energy Use % 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 FOSSIL TRADITIONAL INDUSTRIAL RENEWABLE Heating Power & Transport Cooking Industry *1800 *1850 *1900 *1950 *2000 *2050 *2100 *2150 Fosil Renewables IMTE AG 12
The Forest Residue Heat & Syngas Free Field Residue Heat & Syngas Wood Processing Industry Heat & Syngas Urban Wood, Paper & Cardboard Waste Heat & Syngas Waste from Agricultural Products Processing Industry Biogas & Syngas Organic Components in Town Waste Syngas & Biogas Solid & Liquid Animal Manure Syngas & Biogas Agricultural Plant Waste Heat, Biogas, Syngas, Methanol & Ethanol Waste Waters Biogas Landfills Biogas (Landfill gas). IMTE AG 13
Conversion Technologies Direct Combustion Heat PRODUCT Thermo-Chemical Conversion PRODUCT Syngas & Charcoal Bio-Chemical Conversion PRODUCT Biogas, Methanol & Ethanol. IMTE AG 14
Biogas Anaerobic Digestion Decomposition in absence of O 2 Psychrophilic 20-25 C Mesophilic 25-35 C Thermophilic 50 60 C 55% - 65% CH 4 ** 35% - 45% CO 2 ** H 2 S ** H 2 Hu 20-24 MJ/Nm 3 (Natural Gas ~40MJ/Nm 3 ). ** N ** IMTE AG 15
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Demonstration Pilot Project for Biogas Production from Sisal Waste Sisal is long hard fiber used primarily in cordage (ropes & cords) IMTE AG 17
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Process Selection Digestion Process Dry Wet Psychrophilic Mesophilic Description Dry solids content of > 25-30% Dry solids content of < 15% Digestion temperature around 20 C Digestion temperature between 25 C C and 35 C Advantages Compact, lower energy input, better biogas quality (<80% CH 4 ), maintenance friendly Better mixing possibilities Long process time, very slow rate Longer process time, slower rate Disadvantages Restricted mixing possibilities Higher energy input, lager reactor Minimal energy input Low energy input Thermophilic Digestion temperature between 50 C C and 60 C Shorter process time, higher degradation, faster rate Higher energy input Batch Continuous Substrate in closed reactor during whole degradation period Reactor is filled continuously with fresh material Suitable for small plants with seasonal substrate supply Constant biomass production through continuous feeding Unstable biogas production IMTE AG 21
Upflow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket (UASB) type digestion More efficient treatment of warm & high strength waste liquids Minimal electrical power usage High organic loading rates Suitable for tropical climate Longer digester shutdown possible. IMTE AG 22
Process Parameters Input/Output Fresh Sisal Leaves Process Water Long Fibers Dry Solid Fertilizer Liquid Fertilizer Biogas Net Electric Power Heat Energy Unit Tons/day Tons/day Tons/day Tons/day Tons/day Nm 3 /day kw el kw th Quantity 34 150 1.3 6 170 1 470 142 172 TS (%) 18 0 89 24.6 0.4 - - - IMTE AG 23
Hydraulic Retention Time HRT 5-10 Days IMTE AG 24
Project Economics Project Cost 440 000 USD Electricity Production 1 050 MWh/year Specific Investment period) 0.042 USD/kWh/year (12 years Solid Fertilizer Production 6 ton/day Liquid Fertilizer 170 ton/day IMTE AG 25
PROJECT CASHFLOW 0.035 0.030 0.025 Mio USD 0.020 0.015 0.010 0.005 0.000 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Year Only power generation revenue IMTE AG 26
Net Present Value / IRR 0.050 0.000 IRR = 0% 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16-0.050 Mio USD -0.100-0.150-0.200 Only power generation revenue -0.250 IMTE AG 27 Discount Rate (%)
Anticipated Time Schedule Project Development & Tendering 3 Months Design, Procurement & Delivery 5 Months Construction & Erection 5 Months Commissioning & Trial Run 2 Months Total 15 Months IMTE AG 28
Application in Malaysia? Example: Palm Oil Mill POME 33 38 Millions of POME per year IMTE AG 29
CHARACTERISTICS OF POME ph 3.4-5.2 BOD 10,250-43,750 mg/l COD 16,000-100,000 mg/l TS 11,500-75,000 mg/l SS 5000-54,000 mg/l IMTE AG 30
POME Characteristics vs. DOE Standards Parameters Unit POME (Average) DOE Standards ph BOD Suspended Solids Total Nitrogen (N) Ammonia Nitrogen (NH Oil and Grease Temperature (NH 3 -N) - mg/l mg/l mg/l mg/l mg/l o C 4.3 27 000 29 500 707 35 8,000 80-90 5-9 100 400 200 100 50 45 IMTE AG 31
POME a Fuel for small Power Generators? IMTE AG 32
Malaysian Potential (Based on Yearly Average FFB Production) FFB 43 Mio tones Crude Oil 13 Mio tones POME 36 Mio tones Biogas POTENTIAL 860 Mio Nm 3 El. Power POTENTIAL 200 MW EL El. Energy 1 400 GWh Usable Heat POTENTIAL 240 MW TH Fertilizer POTENTIAL 40 Mio tones UTILIZATION OF EFB IS NOT CONSIDERED IN ABOVE FIGURES IMTE AG 33
Beneficial Factors No additional pollution from renewable energy; Locally available and sustainable energy source; Fossil fuels are deplorable, biomass is renewable; Increase of importance as major energy carrier; Growing recognition among international institutions resulting in stronger support. IMTE AG 34
Constraints Funding limitations; Lack of statutory framework; Competitvenes under current energy market conditions; Lack of biomass technology dissemination; Lack of feedstock delivery infrastructure; Lack of reliable data on lifecycle benefits and emissions, technology performance and feedstock availability. IMTE AG 35
What has to be done? Accelerate the transition to biomass waste energy resources; Encourage and reward use of biomass waste energy by utilities and all power consumers; Stop substitution of outdated energy sources and support use of biomass waste based renewable energy; Promote implementation of biomass waste based energy for green energy generation; Make all efforts to reduce the pollution that causes global warming. IMTE AG 36
Summary - Conclusions 15 % saving in fossil fuel consumption means 15 % less emissions; Small biomass waste plants green, decentralized, electricity generators; Biomass conversion technology is evolving rapidly and the time-span is being reduced; Significant advances have been made in gasification, co-firing, biogas and bio-fuels production; Fossil fuels price increase will put biomass based renewable energy onto a more equal footing with fossil fuels. IMTE AG 37
There is only one planet names EARTH in the Universe. This is a place where we are living and where the following generations supposed to live....there is no escape if we irreversibly damage it. Transition of fossil fuels to renewable energy is one of the most important steps to preserve life on our precious blue planet EARTH. IMTE AG 38
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